diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 0205bc2..d4dd679 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -164,17 +164,17 @@
       tox_install_siblings: false
 
 - job:
-    name: ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-ansible-2.12
+    name: ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-ansible-2.16
     parent: ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-base
     branches: master
     description: |
       Run openstack collections functional tests against a master devstack
-      using master of openstacksdk and stable 2.12 branch of ansible
+      using master of openstacksdk and stable 2.16 branch of ansible
     required-projects:
       - name: github.com/ansible/ansible
-        override-checkout: stable-2.12
+        override-checkout: stable-2.16
     vars:
-      tox_envlist: ansible_2_12
+      tox_envlist: ansible_2_16
 
 - job:
     name: ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-ansible-devel
@@ -218,19 +218,18 @@
       bindep_profile: test py310
 
 - job:
-    name: openstack-tox-linters-ansible-2.12
+    name: openstack-tox-linters-ansible-2.16
     parent: openstack-tox-linters-ansible
-    nodeset: ubuntu-focal
     description: |
-      Run openstack collections linter tests using the 2.12 branch of ansible
+      Run openstack collections linter tests using the 2.16 branch of ansible
     required-projects:
       - name: github.com/ansible/ansible
-        override-checkout: stable-2.12
+        override-checkout: stable-2.16
     vars:
-      ensure_tox_version: '<4'
-      tox_envlist: linters_2_12
-      python_version: 3.8
-      bindep_profile: test py38
+      # ensure_tox_version: '<4'
+      tox_envlist: linters_2_16
+      python_version: "3.12"
+      bindep_profile: test py312
 
 # Cross-checks with other projects
 - job:
@@ -284,10 +283,10 @@
       jobs:
         - tox-pep8
         - openstack-tox-linters-ansible-devel
-        - openstack-tox-linters-ansible-2.12
+        - openstack-tox-linters-ansible-2.16
         - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack
         - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-releases
-        - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-ansible-2.12
+        - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-ansible-2.16
         - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-ansible-devel
         - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-magnum
         - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-octavia
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@
     gate:
       jobs:
         - tox-pep8
-        - openstack-tox-linters-ansible-2.12
+        - openstack-tox-linters-ansible-2.16
         # - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack
         - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-releases
         # - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-ansible-2.12
@@ -312,10 +311,10 @@
     periodic:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-linters-ansible-devel
-        - openstack-tox-linters-ansible-2.12
+        - openstack-tox-linters-ansible-2.16
         - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack
         - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-releases
-        - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-ansible-2.12
+        - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-ansible-2.16
         - ansible-collections-openstack-functional-devstack-ansible-devel
         - bifrost-collections-src
         - bifrost-keystone-collections-src
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c453a91..0d55131 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 import setuptools
 
 setuptools.setup(
-    setup_requires=['pbr'],
+    setup_requires=['pbr', 'setuptools'],
     pbr=True,
     py_modules=[])
diff --git a/tests/requirements-ansible-2.16.txt b/tests/requirements-ansible-2.16.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf383fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/requirements-ansible-2.16.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+ansible-core>=2.16.0,<2.17.0
+flake8
+galaxy-importer
+openstacksdk
+pycodestyle
+pylint
+rstcheck
+ruamel.yaml
+tox
+voluptuous
+yamllint
+setuptools
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 85011a0..54f3cb8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ deps =
     galaxy-importer
     pbr
     ruamel.yaml
+    setuptools
 commands =
     python {toxinidir}/tools/build.py
     ansible --version
     ansible-galaxy collection build --force {toxinidir} --output-path {toxinidir}/build_artifact
     bash {toxinidir}/tools/check-import.sh {toxinidir}
 
-[testenv:linters_{2_9,2_11,2_12,latest}]
+[testenv:linters_{2_9,2_11,2_12,2_16,latest}]
 allowlist_externals = bash
 commands =
     {[testenv:build]commands}
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ deps =
     linters_2_9:    -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements-ansible-2.9.txt
     linters_2_11:   -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements-ansible-2.11.txt
     linters_2_12:   -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements-ansible-2.12.txt
+    linters_2_16:   -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements-ansible-2.16.txt
 passenv = *
 
 [flake8]
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ ignore = W503,H4,E501,E402,H301
 show-source = True
 exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build,ansible_collections
 
-[testenv:ansible_{2_9,2_11,2_12,latest}]
+[testenv:ansible_{2_9,2_11,2_12,2_16,latest}]
 allowlist_externals = bash
 commands =
     bash {toxinidir}/ci/run-ansible-tests-collection.sh -e {envdir} {posargs}
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ deps =
     ansible_2_9:    -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements-ansible-2.9.txt
     ansible_2_11:   -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements-ansible-2.11.txt
     ansible_2_12:   -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements-ansible-2.12.txt
+    ansible_2_16:   -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements-ansible-2.16.txt
 # Need to pass some env vars for the Ansible playbooks
 passenv =
     HOME